Onyx


Onyx was born on October 19th, 2018 and settled into her new home with me on December 23rd, 2018. She is a mixed breed of Boston Terrior and Chuhuahua. She has large ears compared to her tiny body and a loud bark the neighborhood can hear. When Onyx was born, she had all black shiny fur and looked like a mini black teddy bear. As time went by she began to develop a beautiful brindle color all over her body. 
Her name was chosen because of my love for crystals. There are many different types of crystals but the crystal, Onyx worked perfect for her. It is mostly black with spots of brown throughout the surface and is very shiny. The color of the crystal made me even more excited to choose the name for her. The Onyx crystal means to absorb and protect against negative energy. I think the name is great because I combined two things that I love.

Vocabulary:

Brindle: brownish or tawny with streaks of other color

Compare(ed): to look for a similarity or difference 

Bark(s): The sharp cry of a certain animals, such as a dog, fox or seal

Absorb: to take in, or to take control 

Protect: to keep safe from harm or injury

Develop: to grow or become more mature

Grammar Point:

Vocabulary Activity: After reading the meaning of a descriptive story below and reviewing the vocabulary words above. Write your own descriptive story about a person, place or thing. Try to use at least 1 word from the vocabulary list in your descriptive story. 

Descriptive Story:  The purpose of a descriptive story is to describe a person, place, or thing to help the reader imagine the story in their mind. To help us imagine we must pay close attention to the descriptive details through the story. 

Descriptive Adjectives:  A word that describes a quality or feature of a noun/pronoun.

Ex: The tall girl played basketball. (descriptive adjective= tall, noun= girl)

Adjectives Activity- There are multiple adjectives in the descriptive story about Onyx. Identify each descriptive adjective in the story and use the descriptive adjective in your own sentences. There are about six adjectives that can be found thought out the story.

1. ___________________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________________________________

If you are having a little trouble with your descriptive writing, try watching this video below for help. It will teach you how to describe a person.



Comments

  1. Teacher: JackieNovember 25, 2020 at 7:39 PM

    A good entry! Onyx is just beautiful! The video is excellent, as are your exercises for grammar and writing.

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